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Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
Garrincha The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero
Author: Ruy Castro
Ruy Castro's wonderful biography charts the extraordinary rise and fall of a flawed sporting legend, and a tragically human hero. — The World Cup Finals, Sweden 1958. Brazil vs the fearsome USSR. In the opening three minutes -- 'the greatest three minutes in the history of football' -- one man wrote himself into the record books alongside the gam...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780224092197
ISBN-10: 0224092197
Publication Date: 9/9/2013
Pages: 432
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Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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